The Washington bee., 1887-03-26
CLARA TO LOUISE.
Dear Lou /:

My last letter to
the Household was crowded out
suppose, at any rate it did not ap-
pear as it should in answer to
your very interesting letter of
March 18th. You must admit
that our position relative to morals
in the community is being sustain
ed every day. l understand that
there is another case of dropsy on
Capitol Hill. The lady is said to
be giving in a state OF decline,
hence she has left for
her health.
Rather cold part of the country
to 60 to cure consumption. Con.
sumptives generally go to Florida.
l shall wait and see what actions
will be taken by the officials before
| make known to the commission
ers their duty.
1t is about time this matter should
come to halt. l suppose that you
have heard of Mr.. Trotter's sick.
ness, the death of Miss Georgia
Dyson, and trustee Johnsons' son
Henry? L understand that Mr..
TrOtter is improving and will no
doubt be out in few days. Mr..
johnson has our sympathy ON the
death of his sou. Miss Dyson was
a most estimable lady from one of
the first families i'm this city. 1t
has been but a few months since
her mother died. The family has
met with sad affliction within q
few months. One by one our
friends are passing away.
/ should like very much for the
school board to consider the pro-
priety of increasing the number of
admissions to the High school. L
only make this as a necessary sug-
gestion, believing that it would
tend to satisfy all. 1t is very un-
tair to have pupils graduating
from the High school and only q
certain number are allowed admis-
sion and the others are not permit
ted to 60 backward or forward.
This evil should be remedied i'm
mediately.
The two cuts that appeared in
the Critic of our supervising princi-
pals with a sketch of their lives
were very commendable. / think
there could be a better system
for the government OF
| OUR SCHOOLS.
We shall first take our High
school. The principal should be
allowed to make such changes as
in his opinion will better promote
the success of that school. l un-
derstand that there are three pro-
nunciations of latin; two with En-
glish, Continental and the RO-
man. What will the pupils know
when they come out of school? 1t
the principal is to blame it should
be known and on the other hand
fthe teachers will not be governed
by the principals the board of
trustees should take it in charge.
Men in official positions are often
governed by social influence. II
our High School is governed upon
such a basis the Commissioners
should take the school in charge
am in favor of abOlishing the
board of school trustees andallOwine
the Superintendents and the Com
missioners to control the schools
! Our schools never were better gov
r erned than now under the super
vision of the District Commission
ers. / would suggest in place of g
board of trustees board of eorrec
2 tors, with power to make such
recommendation to the COmmis
r siOners necessary for the better
government of the schools. Let
this board pass on the intellec
| tual and moral fitness of teachers
, and the same reported month
{. ly to the Commissioners.
/ understand that there are
} some teachers who refuse to say
the Lords Prayer. If such is the
case | hope that our supervising
3 principals will investigate it.
: shall visit Philadelphia next weel
to attend the first ball and carni
val by the Edmonia Social Club
{ which / understand will be quite {
grand affair. Until then
Remember yours truly,
CLARA